The most dangerous place for women is in their own homes, a new report from the United Nations<\/a> concludes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released the \u201cGlobal Study on Homicide: Gender-related Killing of Women and Girls<\/a>\u201d on Sunday to coincide with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women<\/a>. The report analyzed the violence perpetrated against women worldwide in 2017, looking at intimate partner violence<\/a> and family-related killings such as dowry- and honor-related murders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last year, 87,000 women were murdered around the world, and more than half (50,000 or 58 percent) were killed by partners or family members. Over a third (30,000) of those intentionally killed last year were murdered by a current or former intimate partner. This means that, globally, six women are killed every hour by someone they know. <\/p>\n\n\n\n U.N. Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres described violence against women as a \u201cglobal pandemic\u201d in a Sunday statement<\/a> marking the international day of recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is a moral affront to all women and girls, a mark of shame on all our societies and a major obstacle to inclusive, equitable and sustainable development,\u201d he said. \u201cAt its core, violence against women and girls is the manifestation of a profound lack of respect \u2015 a failure by men to recognize the inherent equality and dignity of women. It is an issue of fundamental human rights.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The U.N. report also highlighted that women are much more likely to die from domestic violence<\/a> than men are. According to the study, 82 percent of intimate partner homicide victims are women and 18 percent are men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhile the vast majority of homicide victims are men, women continue to pay the highest price as a result of gender inequality, discrimination and negative stereotypes. They are also the most likely to be killed by intimate partners and family,\u201d UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov said<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The study suggested that violence against women has increased in the last five years, drawing on data from 2012 in which 48,000 (47 percent) of female homicides were perpetrated by intimate partners or family members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Geographically, Asia had the most female homicides (20,000) perpetrated by intimate partners or family members in 2017, followed by Africa (19,000), North and South America (8,000), Europe (3,000) and Oceania (300). The U.N. does point out that because the intimate partner and family-related homicide rate is 3.1 per 10,000 female population, Africa is actually the continent where women are at the greatest risk of being murdered by a partner or family member. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A U.N. report revealed that 87,000 women were murdered last year, and over half were killed by intimate partners or family members By Alanna Vagianos The most dangerous place for women is in their own homes, a new report from the United Nations concludes. The U.N. 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